everything you should know

To make sure you’re informed, safe and happy during your festival trip, we have listed all practical info for you to get the most out of Awakenings Summer Festival!

Timetable

Click here for the full festival timetable.

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General

Tickets

All e-tickets are sealed and will be sent to the main buyer on Thursday 6th of July.

All tickets need to be personalized. Click here to read all info.

Lost your order? Download your e-tickets here. This download link does not work if you bought your ticket through Ticketswap.

When heading towards the festival:
Please turn up the brightness of the screen on your phone and download your e-tickets for faster access. No need to print your e-ticket.

No re-entrance after leaving the party!

Entrance

We have several entrances. Please go to the entrance which is mentioned on your ticket.

Festival
Entrance South
Open on Friday + Saturday + Sunday
Leisenweg, Hilvarenbeek

Entrance North
Open on Saturday + Sunday
Beekse Bergen 1, Hilvarenbeek

How to travel to the festival

To avoid queues and save time, plan your travel.
For all info about shuttle times etc, please visit our, How to travel to Awakenings Summer Festival page.

Lockers

Save time and pre-order your locker online here.

Have a locker for Friday?
Then you will receive your locker number and pincode on Thursday by email. You do not need to go to a locker desk.

Have a locker for Saturday, Sunday or the weekend?
Go to the locker desk and show your locker e-ticket on your phone, it will be exchanged for a locker code.

You will receive a PIN code to open your locker (no deposit). Be aware of your pin code, don’t throw it away, otherwise, someone else will have access to your locker.

If you bought a weekend locker, you keep the same locker/code for the whole weekend.

Didn’t buy your locker upfront? You can also buy a locker at our desks (both entrances).

Locker sizes:
Standard : 22,0 x 25,0 x 50,0 cm
Large: 33,0 x 25,0 x 50 cm

Tokens

Food and drinks can be bought with tokens, which can be paid by cash and card at several token stations across the festival.

Deposit recycle system

During all our Awakenings events we are working with a deposit system on all cups, cans, and bottles we give out at the bars. We would like to collect as many as possible, to make sure they can be recycled!

1. At the entrance, after scanning your ticket, you’ll receive 1 FREE recycle token from us.
2. With each drink you order, you hand in your recycle token or an empty cup, can, or bottle.
3. Lost your recycle token and/or your cup, can, bottle? Then you have to pay 1 regular token.
4. When you’re leaving the venue or you don’t want to have a new drink, you can hand in your empty cup, can, or bottle at the bar or at the recycle points at the venue. The bar staff will give you your recycle token in return.
5. There is a unique code on the recycle token, after the event you can go to our website and fill out the code, then you have a chance of winning prizes!

Food

We offer a 100% vegetarian menu and have multiple foodcourts. Click here to view all options and allergies information.

Smoking

We do not sell cigarettes at the festival or campsite.

Due to Dutch regulations, it is forbidden to smoke inside venues and tents. If you still want to smoke, please do so outside. Thank you for cooperating and avoiding expensive fines.

Max packs of cigarettes allowed to bring per person:
Visiting 1 day = 2 packs / vaporizers
Weekend = 8 packs / vaporizers

Accessibility, Low-stimulus space and care room

We aim Awakenings to be accessible for everyone. Please find here the measurements we have taken.

At Awakenings Summer Festival, we have a low-stimulus space at the festival. This quiet area has some seats and noise-canceling headphones.

We also facilitate a care room, where the staff of Handicap NL can assist if needed. Both areas are located next to the first aid.

If you have any questions or requests concerning accessibility, please get in touch at info@awakenings.nl. If you have any questions during the events, please don’t hesitate to turn to our staff.

How to get home after the festival

Consider that when everyone leaves at the end of the festival it will take a while to transfer all visitors by shuttles. We hired a huge number of buses, but if you want to be sure to catch a train you should leave in time.

RULES FESTIVAL

All rules

• Bring your happy face.
• Age 18+ (don't forget your ID).
• Always follow the instructions of staff, security, and emergency services personnel.
• We have the right to refuse admittance without restitution of entrance fees.
• Before entering, our crew or security can ask for your identification to check your name and age.
• You have read and respect our code of conduct. Always respect other visitors, no (sexual) harassment will be tolerated. In case you suffer anything of this kind, please turn to the staff of our First Aid, they are trained to help you.
• No pets / fireworks / weapons / sharp or dangerous objects are allowed.
• No drugs are allowed, so all (hard and soft) drugs, pills, powders, liquids, mushrooms, and N20 (nitrous oxide/laughing gas) are forbidden.
• No hash/weed is tolerated at this festival (only at our events in Amsterdam Gashouder)
• Security will thoroughly search everybody before and during the event.
• When hard drugs are found you will be removed from the event and you might be handed over to the police.
• For your own safety and of other visitors crowd surfing, climbing in trees or scaffoldings and starting a fire is not allowed.
• Swimming in the lake is only allowed at the designated areas and on designated hours.
• Public urinating is not allowed and is distasteful for others, smelly and completely unnecessary.
• Camera surveillance and metal detectors are part of our and your safety.
• Selfie sticks, professional photo / film / video / audio equipment are not allowed. Standard digital cameras/phones are allowed.
• Club-oriented football shirts, motorclub colors or shirts/stickers with offending lyrics/symbols etc. are not allowed.
• Football shirts of national teams are allowed.
• Please keep your shirt on.
• Masks that cover the eyes / whole face are not allowed. Only (Medical) face masks for covering nose and mouth are allowed.
• Large flags / inflatable objects are not allowed.
• Smoking is only allowed outside.
• Access is at your own risk. If you feel uncomfortable or if you want ear protection, please go to our first aid / EHBO / EMS, they are your friends.
• It's forbidden to have commercial activities, without the agreement of the organization.

Safety

Zero tolerance

All kinds of hard drugs like pills, powders, liquids, mushrooms, and soft drugs such as weed/hasj/joints and N2O (nitrous oxide/laughing gas) are forbidden.

There will be extra inspections at the entrance and in the venue. When you are caught with hard drugs, your party is over, and you will be handed over to the police.

Celebrate Safe

If you’re not feeling well, please visit the “first aid” / “EHBO”, they are there for you. Take your time to chill out, eat some food and ice. If you need water, you can either buy it at the bar or drink some at the free taps near the toilets. It’s advisable not to drink great amounts of water (no more than 1 or 2 glasses an hour) and to eat something.

If you want information about (health implications of) drugs, visit the Celebrate Safe stand near the first aid check out the 10 tips on how to party safely.

Check out the 10 tips

Code of conduct, Social safety hub & team

At Awakenings, we aim to create a safe space where you can be yourself and lose yourself. We value and respect all people. We have a collective responsibility and take care of each other.

If you experience or notice behavior that’s not in line with our values, please check in with each other and know that our (social safety) staff is always here for you.

At Awakenings Summer Festival, we have created a Social Safety Hub, facilitated by Sexmatters. This is a place you can visit any time if you want to talk to someone about (social-) safety or have questions or comments. The Social Safety Hub can be found next to the first aid.

Our Social Safety teams walk around the festival and are recognizable by their jackets with 'SOCIAL SAFETY TEAM' on their back.

Click here to view our full code of conduct.

Protect your ears

We advise wearing earplugs with a music filter. There’s a special shop at the festival across area V where we sell Alpine x Awakenings earplugs. Earplugs will also be available at the merchandise store and markets.

Weather and clothing

Prepare for all weather conditions. In the Netherlands it can be sunny during the day, cold in the evenings, and rain can be included. But that won't stop us :) the festival is produced for all weather conditions.

• Don’t forget to use sunscreen when it’s sunny (you can bring your own, no spray)
• Drink enough water, but not too much
• Take a break sometimes and don’t forget to grab a bite
• We advise you to wear comfortable clothes and layers, so you’re able to take something off or put something extra on
• During the night the temperature can drop, don’t forget to bring some warm clothes

Pickpockets

Be aware of pickpockets, and keep an eye on your bag/phone. If you see anyone suspicious, please turn to security and give a description of this person. Don't bring high valuables to the festival.

Lost & found

Lost something? Check the iLost tent near the first aid at the festival. Is the festival already finished? Check the website of iLost.

Found something or have questions about anything? Come to our iLost tent.

Sustainability

We love to dance together on our beautiful planet for many more years. We are aware of our environmental impact, and we intend to create our festivals as sustainable as possible. Let’s take care of each other and keep it clean together!

Vegetarian menu

One of the easiest ways to contribute to less climate change, is by eating a vegetarian diet. We offer a 100% vegetarian, delicious menu. Let us surprise you how versitale and nutricious it can be!

Plant trees

We ask our visitors to come by public transportation as much as possible, which most of you do. Awakenings donates 2% of every parking & shuttle bus ticket to Trees for All, who plant trees on our behalf to compensate the CO2 emission.

Smart energy

We always work with a smart energy plan, maximizing the consumption of energy from the power grid and other renewable sources. During our load-in and show period, we only make use of batteries. Since 2016, all stages are also powered by batteries. In 2019 we started using biofuels, obtained from horticulture, to power our generators. This will drastically cut down our CO2 emissions.

Water

At all our toilets, there is a free drinking water spot for you to fill your cup/ bottle.

We have flush toilets which are flushed with gray water (reusable wastewater). By doing so, we save 3kg CO2 per flush.

More

Click here to read more about all our sustainability goals.

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